INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OF NEW ORLEANS: IHSNO, 2733 Esplanade Ave. in New Orleans, will offer paid parking during Jazz Fest for $50 per vehicle. The school, a 10-minute walk from the Fairgrounds, will offer monitored parking 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on April 24-27 and May 1-4. Multiday passes are available at a discounted price. The gated lot is located on Lepage Street between Crete and N. White streets (enter from N. Broad Street). Parking is limited and can be prepaid and reserved online. ihsnola.org.

BROTHER MARTIN HIGH: Registration is open for Brother Martin’s 2025 summer camps for boys 6-12, to be held May 26-July 3 at the school, 4401 Elysian Fields Ave. in New Orleans. Activities include academic games, athletics, band, outdoor wilderness adventures, robotics, STEM, theater and weekly field trips. Campers can tailor their experience with various concentrations and activities each week. Camp hours are 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with complimentary morning care starting at 7:30 a.m. and aftercare, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. available for a fee. The cost is $180 per week for weeks 1-5, $140 for week 6, or $940 for all six weeks. Registration is also open for specialty camps focusing on baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis at the school. www.brothermartin.com.

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL: Brad Humphreys will become principal of the school starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. Humphreys holds a bachelor's in mathematics from LSU and a master's in educational administration from UNO. Prior to Holy Cross, Humphreys worked at Archbishop Hannan High School, Pope John Paul II High School, Kehoe-France Northshore and Oak Forest Academy, where he is the upper school principal.

ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN HIGH: Senior Livy Eastman has been offered $1 million in scholarships from 11 schools and organizations. The Alpha Honor Roll student and National Merit finalist received the National French Exam Mention D’honneur Award and has dual enrollment in U.S. history and math through LSU. She is president of the Biotechnology Club and member of the French Club, Campus Ministry, Pro-Life Club, yearbook and track and field. She is the daughter of Dawn and McKinley Eastman, of Metairie.

ST. BERNARD SCHOOLS: Registration is open for the free 2025-2026 preschool program for 4-year-olds. Children age 4 by Sept. 30, and those with disabilities, experiencing homelessness or in foster care and are residents of St. Bernard Parish are eligible. www.sbpsb.org. (504) 267-3310 or (504) 301-2000. 

ECOLE BILINGUE DE LA NOUVELLE-ORLEANS: Fourth-grader Leah Ismail beat out 167 other students from 30 schools through 11 rounds to be crowned the champion of the New Orleans regional spelling bee. She  advances to the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee this May and also wins the Samuel Louis Sugarman Award and other prizes. Samira Marrouche, a sixth grader at Metairie Park Country Day School, placed second. Estella Sung, a fifth grader at Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies, placed third. The bee, held in March at Dillard University, was sponsored by The New Orleans Chapter of the Links, Incorporated.

NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS: The NOCCA Jazz Department presents its spring jazz concert on April 16, 6-7:30 p.m., in the Nims Black Box Theatre at NOCCA, 2800 Chartres St. in New Orleans. Free, with reservations through Eventbrite. nocca.com.

NEW ORLEANS MILITARY AND MARITIME ACADEMY: Open house events for students entering grades 8-12 during the 2025-26 school year are scheduled for May 8, May 19 and June 3 at the NOMMA cafeteria, 425 O’Bannon St. in New Orleans. Presentations will begin promptly at 6 p.m. Parent/guardian identification is required. To be eligible to apply, prospective students must attend an open house with at least one parent or legal guardian. nomma.net/admissions.